Breast Cancer Saved Me from Burnout

It’s October again, which means it is breast cancer awareness month. For me, seeing all the pink on social media is a stark reminder of my brush with the terror of breast cancer. As I was about to scrub into an operation, I got a call from my office manager. She asked if I would … Read more

Fawcett’s Favorites 8-10-20

Each week I run into a few articles that I feel are especially valuable. Every Monday I would like to share some of the best with you, my readers. I hope you find them helpful. This week’s favorites include how owning individual stocks can destroy your portfolio, how to overcome financial mistakes, making a financial … Read more

Fawcett’s Favorites 7-13-20

Every week I run into a few articles that I feel are especially valuable and every Monday I would like to share some of the best with you, my readers. I hope you find them helpful. This week’s favorites include why the wealthy are fed up with being overcharged for investment advice, the income you … Read more

Fawcett’s Favorites 6-15-20

Every week I run into a few articles that I feel are especially valuable, and every Monday I would like to share some of the best with you, my readers. I hope you find them helpful. This week’s favorites include the twelve factors driving physician burnout, how to get date night into your busy schedule, … Read more

Fawcett’s Favorites 2-17-20

Every week I run into a few articles that I feel are especially valuable, so each Monday I plan to share some of the best with you, my readers. I hope you find them helpful. This week’s favorites include your hospital will not love you back, ways doctors can lower their risk of burnout, when … Read more

Fawcett’s Favorites 11-4-19

Every week I run into a few articles that I feel are especially valuable, so each Monday I plan to share some of the best with you, my readers. I hope you find them helpful. This week’s favorites include how lifestyle modifications can help with burnout, the root causes of burnout, even radiologists burnout (45%), … Read more

Fawcett’s Favorites 9-2-19

Every week I run into a few articles that I feel are especially valuable, so each Monday I plan to share some of the best with you, my readers. I hope you find them helpful. This week’s favorites include an example of how we are teaching new interns the wrong priorities, four workflow changes that … Read more

Fawcett’s Favorites 8-12-19

Every week I run into a few articles that I feel are especially valuable, so each Monday I plan to share some of the best with you, my readers. I hope you find them helpful. This week’s favorites include lessening burnout by using three steps to optimize the EHR, how much time does it take … Read more

Fawcett’s Favorites 7-29-19

Every week I run into a few articles that I feel are especially valuable, so each Monday I plan to share some of the best with you, my readers. I hope you find them helpful. This week’s favorites include some notes on early semi-retirement, new thoughts on burnout rates, the ethics of early retirement, and … Read more